This Week In Memoriam - Aug 29, 2010

[Spark]

Eleven service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

US Army SPC Christopher S Wright, 23, Tollesboro, KY

US Marines LCpl , 19, Safety Harbor, FL


US Army PFC Alexis V Maldonado, 20, Wichita Falls, TX

US Army SGT Brandon E Maggart, 24, Kirksville, MO

US Marines Sgt Jason D Calo, 23, Lexington, KY

US Army SPC Pedro A Millet Meletiche, 20, Elizabeth, NJ

US Army SGT Steven J Deluzio, 25, South Glastonbury, CT


US Army SPC Tristan H Southworth, 21, West Danville, VT

US Marines Sgt Ronald A Rodriguez, 26, Falls Church, VA

US Marines LCpl Robert J Newton, 21, Creve Coeur, IL

US Army SPC Justin B Shoecraft, 28, Elkhart, IN

Per iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Iraq is 4,734; in Afghanistan, 2,040, of whom 151 are Canadian. During this same period, Iraq Body Count lists 153 Iraqi civilians killed.

[Spark]

Aug 22, 2010



Eleven service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

US Marines SSgt Michael A Bock, 26, Leesburg, FL


US Army SPC Jamal M Rhett, 24, Palmyra, NJ

US Army SSG Derek J Farley, 24, Nassau, NY

US Army PFC Benjamen G Chisholm, 24, Ft Worth, TX

US Army PVT Charles M High IV, 21, Albuquerque, NM

US Marines LCpl Kevin E Oratowski, 23, Wheaton, IL


US Army SFC Edgar N Roberts, 39, Hinesville, GA **

US Navy CPO Collin Thomas, 33, Morehead, KY

US Army SGT Martin A Lugo, 24, Tucson, AZ

US Marines Cpl Christopher J Boyd, 22, Palatine, IL


US Marines LCpl Cody S. Childers, 19, Chesapeake, VA

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Iraq is 4,735; in Afghanistan, 2,019. That number includes 151 Canadian service members. During this same period, Iraq Body Count lists 138 Iraqi civilian deaths.

[Spark]

Aug 15th, 2010



This Week marks the passings of former Senator Ted Stevens, former Congressman Dan Rostenkowski, producer David Wolper and ten Afghanistan aid workers slain in an ambush assault. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

US Marines Cpl Max W Donahue, 23, Highlands Ranch, CO


US Army SPC Faith R Hinkley, 23, Colorado Springs, CO

US Army SGT Andrew C Nicol, 23, Kensington, NH

US Army PFC Bradley D Rappuhn, 24, Grand Ledge, MI

US Marines LCpl Kevin M Cornelius, 20, Ashtabula, OH

US Marines PFC Vincent E Gammone III, 19, Christiana, TN


US Army PFC Paul O Cuzzupe, 23, Plant City, FL

US Marines Sgt Jose L Saenz III, 30, Pleasanton, TX

US Army PFC John E Andrade, 19, San Antonio, TX

US Army SGT Christopher N Karch, 23, Indianapolis, IN

US Marines Cpl Kristopher D Greer, 25, Ashland City, TN

According iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Iraq is 4,732; in Afghanistan, 2,002. There have been no Canadian casualties this month. During the same period, Iraq Body Count lists 120 Iraqi civilians killed.

[Spark]

Aug 8th, 2010




This Week with Christiane Amanpour marks the passings of pilot Reginald Levy, television host Mitch Miller, medical researcher Dr. Thomas Peebles. In addition, the Pentagon released the names of four service members killed in Afghanistan.

US Marines LCpl Shane R Martin, 23, Spring, TX


US Army SPC Michael L Stansbery, 21, Mount Juliet, TN

US Army SGT Kyle B Stout, 26, Texarkana, TX

USArmy MSG Jared N Van Aalst, 34, Laconia, NH

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Iraq is 4,732; in Afghanistan, 1,987, of whom 151 are Canadian. Unfortunately, the list of Iraqi civilian casualties has not been updated for two weeks, nor has the daunting task of quantifying Afghan civilian casualties been attempted, however it is clear that those numbers are soaring.






And as an aside to television critic Tom Shales, as a being with empathy and a sense of humanity, I mourn all deaths involved in these wars, as should you. But you know what they say about those who can't be humane: they just smear those who can under the guise of critiquing.

[Spark]

Aug 1st, 2010



This Week marks the passings of entrepreneur Theo Albrecht, former ambassador James E Akins, R&B singer Al Goodman. In addition, the Pentagon released the names of eleven service members killed in Afghanistan.

US Marines LtCol Mario D Carazo, 41, Springfield, OH


US Marines Maj James M Weis, 37, Toms River, NJ

US Army SSG Conrad A Mora, 24, San Diego, CA

US Army SGT Daniel Lim, 23, Cypress, CA

US Army SPC Joseph A Bauer, 27, Cincinnati, OH

US Army SPC Andrew L Hand, 26, Enterprise, AL


US Marines LCpl Frederik E Vazquez, 20, Melrose Park, IL

US Marines Abram L Howard, 21, Williamsport, PA

US Navy PO3 Jarod Newlove, 25, Renton, WA

US Army CPT Jason E Holbrook, 28, Burnet, TX

US Army SSG Kyle R Warren, 28, Manchester, NH

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Iraq is 4,731; in Afghanistan, 1,979, of which 151 are Canadian. This month has been the deadliest month for US forces in Afghanistan since the invasion. During this same period, Iraq Body Count lists 66 Iraqi civilians killed.

[Spark]

This Week marks the passings of journalist Daniel Schorr, former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn, dance instructor Denise Jefferson. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of sixteen service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

US Army SGT Matthew W Weikert, 29, Jacksonville, IL

US Army SFC John H Jarrell, 32, Brunson, SC

US Army SGT Leston M. Winters, 30, Sour Lake, TX


US Marines Cpl Dave M Santos, 21, Rota, Marianas Islands

US Marines SSgt Justus S Bartelt, 27, Polo, IL

US Army SGT Justin B Allen, 23, Coal Grove, OH

US Marines GySgt Christopher L Eastman, 28, Moose Pass, AK

US Army 1LT Robert N Bennedsen, 25, Vashon Island, WA


US Army SGT Anibal Santiago, 37, Belvidere, IL

US Army SGT Jesse R Tilton, 23, Decatur, IL

US Marines Cpl Paul J Miller, 22, Traverse City, MI

US Army SSG Brian F Piercy, 27, Clovis, CA

US Marines Cpl Julio Vargas, 23, Sylmar, CA


US Marines Cpl Joe L Wrightsman, 23, Jonesboro, LA

US Army 1LT Michael L Runyan, 24, Newark, OH

US Army PFC James J O'Quin, 20, El Paso, TX

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied service members killed in Iraq is 4,731; in Afghanistan, 1,967. Of that number, 151 were Canadian service members. The Taliban is also taking credit for the kidnapping of two service members, one of whom has since been killed. During this same period, Iraq Body Count lists 58 Iraqi civilians killed. And NATO is investigating 45 Afghan civilian deaths from an air raid on a village, among reports that civilian casualties in Afghanistan are on the rise.






I also want to point out specifically the death of Cpl. Dave Santos, who was not killed by a roadside bomb or insurgent attack, as most of the others on this list. Santos' death, at the hand of a fellow Marine, is still under investigation.

[PhilJr]

Don't forget Vitturd and elaw

[baseballdave]

Thanks for what you did for us and our country and God bless you souls.

[Spark]

Thanks for what you did for us and our country and God bless you souls.

Dave, that is the reason I started this thread ... when you see all their names and pictures it really hits hard ... Look at their ages ...


Just makes me

[kbsooner21]

Unfortunately, freedom comes at a dear cost. God Bless! Talk about your real hero's

[baseballdave]

Dave, that is the reason I started this thread ... when you see all their names and pictures it really hits hard ... Look at their ages ...


Just makes me

I know I read and saw that. It sucks and KB is right, freedom unfortunately comes at a price.

They are the true heroes. It is BECAUSE of them that we have the freedoms that we do. I'm gonna post something else in this thread that was here a while ago.

[baseballdave]

Unfortunately, freedom comes at a dear cost. God Bless! Talk about your real hero's

[KR-V3]

Not one more American should have to die for either of those countries. As I have said in the past...let them take care of their own stupid bull shit problem extremist muslim terrorists. Our troops are not fighting for our freedom, they are fighting for the freedom of people who need to take it themselves. Yes, our forefathers had help, but they fought the british and won our country. Bring all our people home, secure our borders, kick all the low life trouble making crumbs the fuck out. This is a great country to live in, if you can't or want to live by the rules...get the fuck out! and please do not let that door knob hit you in the ass on the way out.

[grandmama]

I agree with you spark. I think that we should have been able to see the caskets coming back on TV. When one just hears that a few soldiers died it doesn't move them in the same way it would if they saw his picture and casket being lowerd off a plane from overseas. Our soldiers should be remembered more, and furthermore, they should be taken care of in regards to giving them a house, good insurance, and a chance to get an education.

[baseballdave]

We just buried a young man from Kenner on Wednesday that died in Afghanistan. 24 years old - sad, very sad.